The cart has a rather interesting action feature. I think I might modify the coal tender on my Lego steam engine to mimic this. I like the techniques Lego used to model the coal. The Coal Wagon is a cart for hauling coal. The roof of the carriage can be flicked up to send a minifig flying off the top of the carriage. I'd really like to know why Lego didn't go with the gold plate shown on the box. These things really are hideous in person. The set comes with one bar and six coins. The back of the carriage holds a treasure chest filled with "gold". Both the left and right doors on the carriage swing open. (I think) The carriage is very sturdy and should survive well in rough play. (I'm pretty sure the Romans got this figured out pretty well around year 1) This set marks the first time a horse appears in a pirate set. Goes to show how far transportation advanced over a 1700 year period. God only knows how many of these have been put out for the various Castle themes. ![]() If there is anything Lego should have mastered by now, it is the horse pulling a carriage or cart of some type. I will tackle each of these individually. It is composed of a Tavern, a carriage, and what appears to be a cart filled with coal. ![]() The majority of the other parts are fairly standard. All of these will be very useful for MOCs. The big ones are the shutters for the windows (2), the bottles (2), the bucket, the sign (printed, NOT a sticker), and the painting (also printed). I like to see at least one figure for each 100 pieces in larger sets and this one is right on the money.Ĭomparison of yellow minifig from Imperial Flagship with new fleshiesĬlose-up of what I view as the most important parts of the minifigs Overall, I would say it is a good number of figures. The buggy driver is one of the first dedicated pirate "civilians" he should prove very useful for the MOCers out there. I believe Gibbs is only available in this set, his grey hairpiece is probably fairly rare. You get the same Jack as in the QAR and Whiecap Bay. In addition, the tricorn hats have a white trim painted along the top. ![]() (I believe, please correct me if I am wrong) He also has a white scabbard which is also only available in this set. The Officer features a coat which is only available in this set. These are the only two Redcoats in the entire POTC line and they are the first appearance of "fleshie" Redcoats. The big standouts here in this set are the two Redcoats. This set comes with five minifigs, you get Jack Sparrow, Joshamee Gibbs, Horse Coach Driver, King George's Soldier, and King George's Officer. ![]() Finally, there is a poster showing a rendering of the set. There are two instruction booklets and a playing card featuring Gibbs. The set is divided into four numbered bags to simplify construction. As everyone is well aware by now, what you see is definitely NOT what you get. My only real gripe is the picture of the shiny gold bars on the back of the box. The box does a great job of giving an overall impression of the set. This set gives us a tavern and two carriages which will fit right in to any pirate fort or town. (more on that later) I have always been frustrated at the lack of "civilian" structures in the Pirate line. I also build a winter Lego Christmas village train every year and I thought it would work well in that capacity as well. I enjoy setting up my Pirate sets to play a Lego floor game, and I thought it would add nicely to my setup: So without further ado, here we go:īack when these sets were first announced, I decided that I definitely wanted to get the London Escape. As London Escape has not yet been run through the Classic-Pirates wringer, I thought I'd give it a whirl. I just got back from Toys-R-Us and took advantage of the buy one get one 1/2 off deal to get several of the new Pirates of the Caribbean sets. If the Mods would please add a poll, I would greatly appreciate it. Please bear with me as this is my first Lego review.
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